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Everyday a new question will be answered. You can send us your questions as well and win a prize. Winning Question: On Mars the color “Red/Orange” is predominant. Will astronauts desire for differnent colors after some time or will they […]
My first two days of AMADEE-15 were spent at 3.000m above sea level at the Kaunertal glacier. Read about this experience in my last blog post. Besides the regular tasks, I was able to watch the mission at first hand, […]
Update: AMADEE-15 competition has concluded! The AMADEE-15 competition has concluded on Monday, 6 PM. We want to thank all participants for their numerous creative questions which will be answered in the upcoming days. The winner will be notified via email. […]
Update: Mars Pioneer contest ended The AMADEE-15 competition has concluded on Monday 31st Augus 2015, 6 PM. We want to thank all participants for their creative photos, The winner will be notified via email. Are you a Mars Pioneer? In […]
Media-Logbook 01: A rollercoaster of emotions August 1st marked the start of the AMADEE-15 mission by the Austrian Space Forum (ÖWF). AMADEE-15 is a Mars simulation where specially trained analog astronauts carry out scientific experiments in a Mars-like environment, the […]
This is a question that is asked a lot at birthday parties and company lunches with the summer coming up. This year I have an awesome answer, because I am going to Mars! It is so funny to see my […]
With this slogan we present people of the Austrian Space Forum, who are engaged in our Mars Analog Research Program PolAres. Each of them contributes a small step for future human Mars exploration and that makes each individual a Mars […]
Each successful space mission has a successful Flight Plan team. The role of the flight plan team is very important, as it compiles all the information of the mission and places it in a master plan to allow the mission […]
Analog Astronauts Selection and Training for the Class of 2015 The Austrian Space Forum is seeking volunteers to apply for the training opportunity for analog astronauts. Analog astronauts participate in simulated Mars – Missions which are conducted on the ground […]
For a normal person, running a marathon might be considered to be extremely exhausting. However, for our analog astronauts wearing the Aouda.X space suit, just tying shoes can be exhausting work! My research project, as part of my Master’s degree […]
